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The Community Newspaper for Gay and Lesbian DallasFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1992 V O L U M E IX, NUMBER 29Gays ensured Clinton's victoryTexas Gay Rodeo—The ninth annual Texas Gay Rodeo will be held Saturday and Sunday afternoon at Fair Park Coliseum, with thebox office opening at 10 a.m. both days and rodeo activities getting underway at noon. The sponsoringorganization, Texas Gay Rodeo Association, also holds a dance this evening at the Southland Center Hotel(admission $5), where results of the TGRA Royalty contests held Thursday will be announced.Polls show gay and lesbian votersprovided Clinton's winning marginBy Lisa KeenTHE WASHINGTON BLADEWASHINGTON — A nationwide survey of almost1,000 readers of gay and lesbian publications in tencities revealed this week that 89 percent of gays whowent to the polls on November 3 voted for theDemocratic presidential candidate, Bill Clinton.The level of support ranged from a high of 94.3percent by the readers of QW magazine in New YorkELECTION '92City to a low of 71.7 percent by readers of Cruisemagazine in Detroit. In the Dallas area, 88.8 percent ofreaders of the Dallas Voice voted for Clinton.An analysis of the gay and lesbian vote through thegay publication poll and several other surveys andvoter studies this year suggests several conclusions:■ Gays provided 6.3 million of the 43.7 million votesClinton earned on Nov. 3. That equals 14.4 percent ofClinton’s overall tally;■ President Bush lost at least 664,000 gay and lesbianCONTINUED ON PAGE 10IPowerful force for change—Area parents of gays and lesbians becoming more active in fighting discriminationBy Tammye NashWhen gays and lesbians come out totheir parents, they should keep in mindthat their parents’ “first reaction mightnot be their final reaction,” according toEmily Welcher, the mother of a 17-year-old gay son named Kirk and a memberof the Dallas chapter of Parents andFriends of Lesbians and Gays. “You [thegay individual] have had time to growinto the realization of who you are.When you come out to your parents,give them some of the time you havehad to adjust.”Emily Welcher was one of severalDallas P-FLAG members and their gaychildren who spoke Monday night at themonthly membership meeting of theFAMILIESDallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance. TheDallas P-FLAG chapter, officially formedlast January, “wants to do more outreachin this area, now that we have more andmore people involved,” said SandyMoore, past president of the Dallaschapter who is now the SouthwestRegion coordinator for the national P-FLAG organization.P-FLAG is an organization formed inthe 1970s to provide support andeducation for the families of gays andlesbians and to advocate “for the humanand civil rights and the dignity that is thebirthright of our gay and lesbian lovedones,” Moore explained. Pat Stone,Dallas P-FLAG president, noted that ‘Wewant to find the people who need ourhelp and support. We say that whenthey don’t need us anymore, that’s whenCONTINUED ON PAGE 16Inside —NEWS: Gays mull boycott ofColorado; An analysis of Dallasgay and lesbian voters;Complexion of Supreme Court....LIFESTYLE: Like elsewhere, gayand lesbian bowling continuesto grow, a discussion with threelocal leaders ..............................FILM: Reviews of theaterreleases The Lover andPassenger 57, and the videorelease The Killer..........................HEALTH: Complicated but validconsiderations epur CDC’snewest redefinition of AquiredImmunodeficiency Syndrome......1826